Tommy Martin: From the coronavirus to Tottenham, the line between smart and dumb is rarely that clear

STRIKE FORCE: RB Leipzig’s Marcel Sabitzer blasts the ball past Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris during the Champions League clash at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig. Picture: Alex Grimm

Most of the divisions that characterise our fractured modern society — racial, gender-based, political leanings, tolerance for Ed Sheeran or putting chicken in a carbonara — can be summed up as smart versus dumb.